Switch 2 sales pace 75% ahead of Switch 1 in the US

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Wman1996 on 01 September 2025

Qwark said:

JackHandy said:

The Switch was coming off Wii-U. The Switch 2 is coming off the Switch 1. I suspect that is the likely cause.

There was one Silver lining for the Switch though. It could fully reuse the Wij U is library. The Switch will not have that luxury.

Reminds me of some of the treatment Sony gave to PS3 titles on PS4 because of the lack of backwards compatibility and PS3 is the least successful PlayStation home console to date while it still was far more popular than Wii U.

Nintendo has and will continue to release Switch 2 Editions but as you said it isn't the same as Wii U to Switch.

Lifetime Sales Predictions

Switch: 161 million (was 73 million, then 96 million, then 113 million, then 125 million, then 144 million, then 151 million, then 156 million)

PS5: 122 million (was 105 million, then 115 million) Xbox Series X/S: 38 million (was 60 million, then 67 million, then 57 million. then 48 million. then 40 million)

Switch 2: 120 million (was 116 million)

PS4: 120 mil (was 100 then 130 million, then 122 million) Xbox One: 51 mil (was 50 then 55 mil)

3DS: 75.5 mil (was 73, then 77 million)

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